Innovate Public Schools is a power building organization dedicated to building the capacity of parents and families to organize, advocate, and demand high quality schools for their children.
We believe that the education system was not designed to serve all children, and that the biggest barrier to all children having access to an excellent school is a lack of political will to improve the system. We believe the voices and experiences of parents, families, and students should be elevated and centered in decisions about education.
Carmen Rodriguez with Sen. Portantino
Parent leader, Carmen Rodriguez visits Senator Anthony Portantino at CA State Capitol
Innovate builds power for a more equitable education system...
in key areas throughout California, at the State level and nationwide. Our flagship programming provides foundational understanding of community organizing and trains community organizations, school leaders and parents to take action for a more equitable education system. With a people-based research and policy approach, we equip parents, families and advocacy organizations with the data driven tools they need to advocate for better educational outcomes in local school districts.
Parent Leaders throughout California Organize for High Quality Education for Black & Brown Students. Read more in our latest Blog Entries.
We Stand with Our Black Brothers and Sisters
To Black families who are part of Innovate and Black people everywhere: we see you, we love you, we stand with you.
Poder de Padres: Innovate’s New Podcast
Hosted by Innovate’s Joel Soria, the podcast will feature different guests discussing topics related to best practices, challenges, insights, feelings and news regarding distance learning or other issues of interest to parents in San Jose.
A testimony from Silvia Scandar Mahan to San José Unified School District
In her testimony to SJUSD, Silvia emphasizes the need to serve especially vulnerable populations, including immigrants, students with special needs, and low-income students.
Resources for Los Angeles County Parents & Families – COVID19
Parents and families, We want to make sure that you are informed about the resources in Los Angeles that are available to you during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Innovate is a people first organization and it is important to us that you have access to the...
Coronavirus Resources for Parents and Schools
These precautions are necessary in order to try to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.







